US2024339420A1PendingUtilityA1

Semiconductor package

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTDPriority: Apr 4, 2023Filed: Dec 13, 2023Published: Oct 10, 2024
Est. expiryApr 4, 2043(~16.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

A semiconductor package includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer on the substrate, a wiring structure on the semiconductor layer, a connection pad on and connected to the wiring structure, a test pad on and connected to the wiring structure, the test and connection pads being horizontally spaced from each other, a first liner film on the wiring structure and having a first bonding pad trench, a second liner film on the first liner film and having a second bonding pad trench, a first bonding pad including a barrier layer in contact with the first liner film and a metal layer on the barrier layer, and a second bonding pad filling an inner portion of the second bonding pad trench and in contact with the second liner film, wherein the second liner film integrally covers upper surfaces of the barrier layer and metal layer.

Claims

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         1 . A semiconductor package, comprising:
 a first semiconductor substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface;   a first semiconductor element layer on the second surface of the first semiconductor substrate;   a first wiring structure on the first semiconductor element layer;   a first connection pad on the first wiring structure and connected to the first wiring structure;   a first test pad on the first wiring structure, connected to the first wiring structure, and spaced apart from the first connection pad in a horizontal direction;   a first liner film on the first wiring structure and having a first bonding pad trench therein;   a second liner film on the first liner film and having a second bonding pad trench therein;   a first front bonding pad including a barrier layer and a first metal layer on the barrier layer, the barrier layer extending along sidewalls and a bottom surface of the first bonding pad trench and being in contact with the first liner film, and the second liner film integrally covering an upper surface of the barrier layer and an upper surface of the first metal layer; and   a second front bonding pad filling an inner portion of the second bonding pad trench and in contact with the second liner film.   
     
     
         2 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first dummy pad trench spaced apart from the first bonding pad trench in the horizontal direction in the first liner film, and   a first dummy pad inside the first dummy pad trench and connected to the first test pad.   
     
     
         3 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein an upper surface of the first front bonding pad is coplanar with an upper surface of the first dummy pad. 
     
     
         4 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the first dummy pad includes a dummy barrier layer and a first dummy metal layer on the dummy barrier layer, the dummy barrier layer extending along sidewalls and a bottom surface of the first dummy pad trench and being in contact with the first liner film. 
     
     
         5 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 an upper surface of the first liner film is on coplanar with an upper surface of the first front bonding pad,   an upper surface of the second liner film is coplanar with an upper surface of the second front bonding pad, and   the second liner film covers the upper surface of the first liner film.   
     
     
         6 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a width of the first front bonding pad in the horizontal direction is greater than a width of the second front bonding pad in the horizontal direction. 
     
     
         7 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first front bonding pad further includes a second metal layer on the first metal layer so as to fill an inner portion of the first bonding pad trench, and   sidewalls of the second front bonding pad are misaligned with sidewalls of the second metal layer.   
     
     
         8 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first front bonding pad further includes a second metal layer on the first metal layer so as to fill an inner portion of the first bonding pad trench, and   sidewalls of the second front bonding pad are aligned with sidewalls of the second metal layer.   
     
     
         9 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a second semiconductor substrate on the second front bonding pad, the second semiconductor substrate including a first surface facing the second front bonding pad and a second surface opposing the first surface;   a second semiconductor element layer on the second surface of the second semiconductor substrate;   a second wiring structure on the second semiconductor element layer;   a second connection pad on the second wiring structure and connected to the second wiring structure;   a second test pad on the second wiring structure, connected to the second wiring structure, and spaced apart from the second connection pad in the horizontal direction;   a third front bonding pad on the second connection pad and connected to the second connection pad; and   a fourth front bonding pad on the third front bonding pad and connected to the third front bonding pad.   
     
     
         10 . A semiconductor package, comprising:
 a semiconductor substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface;   a semiconductor element layer on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate;   a wiring structure on the semiconductor element layer;   a connection pad on the wiring structure and connected to the wiring structure;   a test pad on the wiring structure, connected to the wiring structure, and spaced apart from the connection pad in a horizontal direction;   a first liner film on the wiring structure and having a dummy pad trench and a first bonding pad trench therein, the dummy pad trench exposing the test pad and the first bonding pad trench exposing the connection pad;   a second liner film on the first liner film so as to cover an upper surface of the first liner film, the second liner film having a second bonding pad trench therein;   a first front bonding pad inside the first bonding pad trench and in contact with the first liner film;   a second front bonding pad inside the second bonding pad trench and in contact with the second liner film; and   a dummy pad inside the dummy pad trench,   wherein an upper surface of the first front bonding pad includes a first area in contact with the second liner film and a second area in contact with the second front bonding pad, and   wherein an entirety of an upper surface of the dummy pad is in contact with the second liner film.   
     
     
         11 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein:
 the first front bonding pad includes first and second metal layers along sidewalls and a bottom surface of the first bonding pad trench and a third metal layer on the second metal layer so as to fill an inner portion of the first bonding pad trench, and   an entirety of each of upper surfaces of the first and second metal layers is in contact with the second liner film, and a portion of an upper surface of the third metal layer is in contact with the second liner film.   
     
     
         12 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein a width of the upper surface of the third metal layer in the horizontal direction is greater than a width of the second front bonding pad in the horizontal direction. 
     
     
         13 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the second front bonding pad includes a metal material different from that of the first metal layer. 
     
     
         14 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein:
 the dummy pad includes first and second dummy metal layers along sidewalls and a bottom surface of the dummy pad trench and a third dummy metal layer on the second dummy metal layer so as to fill an inner portion of the dummy pad trench, and   an entirety of each of upper surfaces of the first to third dummy metal layers is in contact with the second liner film.   
     
     
         15 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein a width of the dummy pad in the horizontal direction is greater than a width of the first front bonding pad in the horizontal direction. 
     
     
         16 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the second front bonding pad is not on the test pad. 
     
     
         17 . A semiconductor package, comprising:
 a base substrate; and   semiconductor chips sequentially stacked on the base substrate, each of the semiconductor chips including:
 a semiconductor substrate including a first surface facing an upper surface of the base substrate and a second surface opposing the first surface; 
 a semiconductor element layer and a wiring structure sequentially stacked on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate; 
 a connection pad and a test pad each connected to the wiring structure and each exposed from the wiring structure; 
 a first liner film on the wiring structure; 
 a second liner film on the first liner film so as to cover an upper surface of the first liner film; 
 a first front bonding pad within the first liner film, connected to the connection pad, and not connected to the test pad, only a portion of an upper surface of the first front bonding pad being in contact with the second liner film; 
 a second front bonding pad within the second liner film, connected to the connection pad, and not connected to the test pad; 
 a back bonding pad on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate; and 
 a through via penetrating through the semiconductor substrate to connect the wiring structure and the back bonding pad to each other. 
   
     
     
         18 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein a width of the first front bonding pad in a horizontal direction is greater than a width of the second front bonding pad in the horizontal direction. 
     
     
         19 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein:
 each of the semiconductor chips further includes a dummy pad connected to the test pad and not connected to the connection pad, and   an entirety of an upper surface of the dummy pad is in contact with the second liner film.   
     
     
         20 . The semiconductor package as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the second front bonding pad is not on the dummy pad.

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